A Time of Blood And Roses A novel of the French revolution, swords, and alien vampires. It is a century later, and Alexander Corvina and his fullblood father Lucien Arkanon find themselves embroiled in the dissent among the people of France, who are rebelling against the status quo and want change. In the wake of the American revolution, the people are eager to dethrone King Louis XVI and his queen Marie Antoinette in favor of democracy. The cry of "novus ordo seclorum" echoes among the slums of Paris. Conscious that they no longer live in a place of peace, Alex and his family must prepare for the worst, or flee France altogether. ♦